Savoy session · in the studio
November, 1939
Toots Mondello And His Orchestra
In the room
- Toots Mondello – alto sax
Ziggy Elman – trumpet- Noni Bernardi – alto sax
Jerry Jerome – tenor sax- Art Rollini – tenor sax
Carl Kress – guitar
Claude Thornhill – piano- Joe Swartzman – bass
- Al Kendis – drums
The takes
3 of these 4 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| US1098-1 | St. Louis Gal | Not issued at the time · later on Varsity 8118 |
| US1099-2 | Louisiana | Not issued at the time · later on Varsity 8118 |
| US1100-1 | Sweet Lorraine | Not issued at the time · later on Varsity 8110 |
| US1101-1 | Beyond The Moon | MG 15018 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8582 | The Essential Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman Quartet | 1964 | Ziggy Elman, Noni Bernardi, Jerry Jerome, Art Rollini |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 524 | Fletcher Henderson Arrangements | Benny Goodman | 1953 | Toots Mondello, Ziggy Elman, Jerry Jerome |
 | CL 820 | The Great Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman, His Orchestra, Quartet and Sextet | 1956 | Toots Mondello, Ziggy Elman, Jerry Jerome |
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 821 | The Vintage Goodman | Benny Goodman | 1956 | Toots Mondello, Claude Thornhill |